Associations face a heavy tax burden that threatens their financial and operational sustainability. To address this, current tax policies must be reviewed to create a system that reflects the unique, non-profit nature of civil society organizations.
“People see there is wealth, but it is poorly distributed” Klarissa Krause, Dr. Mohammed Masbah Interview: The 2025 GenZ 212 protests in Morocco erupted due to systemic problems in the distribution of resources and development across the country. Despite the movement’s initial momentum among young people and Moroccan society more broadly, the lack of centralised coordination and outbreak of violence among protesters ultimately caused a reversal in public support. Nevertheless, the protests succeeded in extracting...
The new generation of territorial development programs is expected to address the structural challenges associated with “Two-Speed Morocco.” However, the adopted methodology risks institutionalizing a parallel governance framework that may undermine the constitutional architecture of territorial governance for development.
Fractured Social Contract: Citizens, State, and Trust in Institutions in MENA
Following the government’s takeover of the National Press Council in its previous form and the subsequent rollback of several achievements, eight major challenges undermine press self-regulation in Morocco.
The adoption of urban surveillance systems in Morocco faces several challenges in balancing security requirements with the protection of individual rights. This is compounded by the absence of a comprehensive institutional framework that ensures coordination among various stakeholders, guarantees efficient resource mobilization, and upholds the principle of spatial justice.
The outcomes of program contracts between the state and regions reflect promising prospects for accelerating advanced regionalization. However, the weak legal basis and limited accompanying measures constrain the effectiveness of this mechanism.
The lack of a clear legal framework governing how permanent committees interact with private sector actors results in unorganized and informal interactions. This absence of structure may harm principles of transparency and equality.
Since the COVID-19 crisis, the Moroccan government has been covering the expenses of private press companies. Over four years, the subsidies have amounted to more than 1.5 billion dirhams, a practice that harms independence, pluralism, and freedom of expression in the country Introduction Employees of private press companies have received public financial support amounting to 1.5 billion dirhams,including about 325 million dirhams at the end of the previous government’s term (2016-2021) and more than 1...
The Unified Social Registry has shifted from serving as a tool to ensure the effectiveness of social programs to acting as a subtle mechanism for establishing a minimal welfare state model. This shift is driven by existing legal and methodological constraints, as well as the use of threshold mechanisms that narrow the pool of beneficiaries. Download article Introduction Despite Morocco’s numerous social programs implemented over past periods, their effectiveness remained limited, and...
